Kevin Riepl
| Kevin Riepl | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Kevin Riepl at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros, 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey |
| Origin | New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | Orchestral, industrial, electronic, ambient |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Associated acts | Damage Vault[1][2] |
| Website | kevinriepl.com |
Kevin Riepl is an American composer for video games, films and television series.[3] He is best known for his work on the Unreal series of games, Gears of War and Aliens: Colonial Marines.[4][5]
Biography
Riepl was born in Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey. His interest in music started at the age of six, when he began to play piano and guitar under the instruction of his uncle.[6] In the fourth grade he began studies on the trumpet and piano and that continued throughout his high school years in which he was a member of a variety of bands and orchestras. After high school, he began private independent studies in composition and orchestration at the Village East Conservatory of Music. Following the years at the conservatory and few scoring projects, he attended Mannes College of Music in New York City for further education in composition and orchestration.[7]
Riepl began his career working as an assistant and co-writing partner for Kevin Manthei in 2000.[8] Cliff Bleszinski, former design director at Epic Games, who was then looking for a different musical sound for the Unreal franchise, played his demo reel. This led him to work on Unreal Tournament 2003, Unreal Tournament 2004 and Unreal Championship 2.[9] In February 2005, Riepl became attached to Gears of War. Initially, he was asked to write the main themes for the game, but after submitting the pieces he had written, Epic liked what he created and signed him on to create the entire score.[10] In March 2007, Riepl recorded the score for the massively multiplayer first-person shooter computer game Huxley, developed by Webzen Games.[11][12]
In addition to his work on the video game industry, Riepl has composed for films and television series, including his recent scores for horror films such as Silent Night, Contracted and Cabin Fever: Patient Zero.[13][14]
Credits
Kevin Riepl has composed music for the following media:[15]
Video games
Films
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Look | Eric Blue |
| 2005 | Sky High (music programming) | Mike Mitchell |
| 2007 | Lost Crossing | Eric Blue |
| 2007 | Rogue 379 | Douglas Choi |
| 2008 | Lost Boys: The Tribe | P.J Pesce |
| 2009 | Broken August | Marc Pilvinsky |
| 2009 | New Hope Manor | Danny LeGare |
| 2010 | Clemency | Joseph Albanese |
| 2010 | Broken Moment | Eric Blue |
| 2010 | Breathe | Danny LeGare |
| 2011 | Mama's Baby | Drew Daywalt |
| 2011 | Ruin | Wes Ball |
| 2012 | HENRi | Eli Sasich |
| 2012 | The Aggression Scale | Steven C. Miller |
| 2012 | Dead Shadows | David Cholewa |
| 2012 | The ABCs of Death | Kaare Andrews |
| 2012 | Silent Night | Steven C. Miller |
| 2013 | Contracted | Eric England |
| 2014 | Cabin Fever: Patient Zero | Kaare Andrews |
| 2014 | Resignation | Joshua Caldwell |
| 2014 | The Night Crew | Christian Sesma |
| 2014 | Criminal | Denzel Whitaker |
| 2014 | Beacon Point[19] | Eric Blue |
| 2015 | Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts | Butch Lukic |
| 2015 | Vigilante Diaries | Christian Sesma |
| 2015 | Get The Girl | Eric England |
| 2015 | Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem | Butch Lukic |
| 2016 | Cabin Fever | Travis Z |
Television
| Year | Title | Creator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Invader Zim | Jhonen Vasquez | Additional music |
| 2003 | Xiaolin Showdown | Christy Hui | Additional music |
| 2004–2006 | Brandy & Mr. Whiskers | Russell Marcus | Composer |
| 2005 | Johnny Test | Scott Fellows | Main Title Composer / Add. Music |
| 2006 | Six Degrees | Raven Metzner | Orchestration / Score Prep |
References
- ↑ Vince Chang, Christopher Coleman (2010). "Composer Kevin Riepl - Interview at Tracksounds". Tracksounds. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ↑ "Damage Vault - Facebook". Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ↑ Ciafardini, Marc (July 22, 2014). "Interview…Composer Kevin Riepl on Scoring 'Cabin Fever: Patient Zero’". goosetalk. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ↑ W. Bat, Joseph (18 August 2007). "Gears of War - Kevin Repl". Movie Music UK. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ Bosier, Jennifer (15 January 2013). "The Sound of 'Aliens: Colonial Marines,' an Interview with Composer Kevin Riepl". Forbes. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ Flak (October 4, 2012). "Maestros of Horror and Sci-Fi Music – Kevin Riepl at NYCC". Epic Games. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ Cooke, Emmett (December 31, 2008). "Composer Interview – Kevin Riepl". Filmandgamecomposers. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ Greening, Chris (14 August 2010). "Kevin Riepl Interview: Raw Interactive Scoring". Game Music Online. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ Dyar, Amanda (8 May 2012). "Exclusive Interview: Composer Kevin Riepl Discusses Aliens Colonial Marines and Resistance: Burning Skies". Dread Central. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ Spence, D. (29 November 2006). "Gears of War Composer Interview". IGN. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ Goldwasser, Dan (19 March 2007). "Kevin Riepl Scores a Brave New World of Video Game Music in Huxley". Scoring Sessions. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ Webzen Games (4 October 2007). "Acclaimed Composer Kevin Riepl Scores Webzen's MMOFPS Huxley". Webzen Games. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ Dyar, Amanda (July 2014). "Exclusive Interview: Kevin Riepl Discusses Cabin Fever: Patient Zero". BCC After Dark. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ Jeremy (June 2014). "Interview with Composer... Kevin Riepl". Howlin' Wolf. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ "CREDITS". Kevin Riepl Official Website. 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ↑ Riepl, Kevin (17 July 2014). "To go along with Vlad being released on Steam, here is some of the music I wrote for the project". Facebook. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ "Steve Polge confirms Kevin Riepl to be an UT composer". Unreal Tournament Forums. Epic Games. May 11, 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ Greening, Chris (4 October 2014). "Kevin Riepl creates a gritty 80s-inspired fusion score for Bedlam". Game Music Online. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ Blue, Eric (6 May 2014). "BEACON POINT Feature Film - Final Finishing Funds Needed". Kickstarter. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
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